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Quote 18 Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver. There would this monster make a man. (II.ii.) Meaning- Here, Trinculo imagines how, if he were in England, he could exploit Caliban’s monstrous appearance for profit. Just before these lines, Trinculo says Caliban reminds him of a fish, and here he describes how he would use a sign with a fish painted on it to attract gullible onlookers (i.e., “holiday fools”) who would willingly part with “a piece of silver” to witness the attraction. By imagining how the subjugation of Caliban would enable him to make a profit, Trinculo echoes Prospero and his imperious logic.